"The Code ensures that the best interests of the child are considered in the justice system, which means that traditional objectives of criminal justice, such as repression and retribution, give way to rehabilitation and restorative justice when dealing with child offenders," Mr Graumann added.
Like many of his former comrades, he has left the country, but won't give his name, fearing retribution against his family back home.
But as the nation debates how to balance security with civil liberties, how much emphasis to give to defense, to retribution, to prevention, the focus of many schools in the last two decades on multiculturalism and conflict resolution may make it less likely for rash views to prevail.
Here is what they don't say: legislators had also given up on retribution.
I know the world will weigh what she has been given and exact retribution.
Many people I know have already left," said Olesia, 20, who refused to give her last name fearing retribution.
She declined to give her name because she feared retribution.
He declined to give his name for fear of retribution from his peers.
"They learn this stupidity at a young age," said the mother, who would not give her name for fear of retribution.
Seeing that he could do what he liked without fear of censure or retribution, Nero began to give rein to inordinate artistic pretensions.
